Shares of Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) have received a consensus rating of “Buy” from the eleven analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective …
Read More »‘Bring back our Post Office’ – Leicestershire town’s bid to get service returned
Residents of a Leicestershire village say enough is enough and have organised a petition to get a much-needed Post Office branch back on their high street, after six months without access to essential services. Barrow-upon-Soar said goodbye to its Post Office branch back in 2016 which was followed up by …
Read More »Royal Mail and DHL suspend post and deliveries in some areas due to Storm Eunice
Postal deliveries are being affected by Storm Eunice – as Royal Mail has suspended deliveries because of severe weather warnings. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “In areas for which the Met Office has issued a red warning, we have had no choice but to suspend deliveries and close our delivery …
Read More »Storm Eunice – what we know so far
S torm Eunice has brought mighty winds and major disruption to much of the UK. These are the major developments so far: – Casualties One man has died after being struck by a falling tree in Co Wexford, police in Ireland said. Elsewhere, Thames Valley Police said a member of …
Read More »Royal Mail apologises for letter delays amid surging staff absences
Royal Mail has apologised after soaring staff absences caused the postal service to miss targets for millions of letter deliveries. The formerly state-owned company said just 85.6pc of first class post was delivered on time during the last week of January, below its statutory target of 93pc. Delivery times for …
Read More »Royal Mail cancels deliveries in Plymouth during Storm Eunice
Royal Mail has suspended delivery in parts of Plymouth this morning due to the high wind speeds in the city. There is currently an amber weather warning in place in Plymouth due to Storm Eunice, but there is a rare red weather warning active across parts of Devon and Cornwall. …
Read More »Stamps marked ‘1st’ or ‘2nd’ will become invalid within a year
Savvy consumers who might have stockpiled stamps now risk losing money if they don’t manage to use them within the next year. For many years, people have bought postage stamps branded as simply 1st or 2nd as a hedge against price rises. It’s been possible to save hundreds of points …
Read More »Post Office Horizon widow Karen Wilson demands answers over IT scandal as she reveals tragic ‘meltdown’
The widow of a Post Office manager who died fighting for his reputation told how she locked herself in the bathroom and cut off all her hair after being hit with a confiscation order. Karen Wilson gave evidence at a public inquiry into the Post Office IT scandal, the most …
Read More »Delays to Christmas post hit 15million people and caused many to miss important bills, survey shows
Almost 15million people were left waiting for post over the Christmas period with many missing important documents, health appointments, parking fines and bills. Royal Mail has blamed staff absences caused by Covid, but campaigners are demanding action, including fines. More than half of those affected (54 per cent) went at least …
Read More »Post Office scandal: Essex Subpostmaster wrongly accused of theft and fraud ‘contemplated suicide’ over system flaws
An Essex subpostmaster among those falsely accused of theft, fraud and false accounting has told an inquiry he “contemplated suicide” after being left with a bill of £17,000 due to flaws within the Post Office system. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses (SPMs) were prosecuted based …
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